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LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES ASHPHALT ROOFING, GYPDOC. RICHMOND HILL DAIRY SHEPPARD & GILL LUMBER CO. PURE MILK, pasteur- ized by the most modern and efficient methods is what We offer to our customers. Is an important feature of your winter diet. Make sure of a SAFE, PURE and DEPENDABLE supply by having our driver call daily. G. WALWIN, Prop. Phone 42 Richmond Hill Reviewing Canadian business conditions of the past year and at the same time looking forward to the prospects for 1934, E. W. Beatty, Chairman and President of the Canadian Pacific Railway, thinks the country is on the way back to prosperity, although the way may be long, and at times difficult. In a statement published in the "Montreal Star” he says:â€" “ Of 1933 I think it is per- haps with re- lief that most of us will say â€"that’s that. and now for 1934. We meet this New Year with something of a better un- derstanding of what this so.- called depres- sion is all about and what we ought to do about it. We see along the road leading to its end more clearly and further than we did a year ago. That fact has inspired con- fidence and courage and has started us moving towards the better times that broadened pros-. perity will bring to all. The road is not an easy one; there are long hills and difficult spots, but it offers no danger or problem too great to be surmounted by the courage and energy of the Cana- dian people. We have before us problems that will tax the ingenu- ity and strength of our leaders in statescraft, finance and industry and make great demands upon the patience and understanding of our people, but if these problems are met with courage and dealt with in accordance with the laws of sound economics which are as re- lentlessly unchangeable as the laws of nature, this country will emerge from the purging in far better shape to progreSS than it has ever been before, and indivi- dual prosperity tor all classes of our people will be more firmly established. I believe that the elusive corner we were hoping to turn through many weary months, slipped past us all unnoticed some time ago, and that we have defin- itely passed through the worst and most trying phase of the period. E. W. Beatty, K.C. Recovery Under Way' E. W. Beatty Believes "The past year has been pari tlcularly difficult for our‘Tram-l roads and there seems littlg'n-ea- son to hope that conditions are going to be much easier for those who operate them in the imme- diate or near future. Alteration in Canada’s status from the posi- tion we used to claim as the world‘s chief producer of bread- stuffs has already proved far- reaching in its adverse effect upon our transportation industry. Un- der most favorable circumstances governing development of other lines of agricultural production for export, it may reasonably take some years to bring the volume of Canada’s rail freight back to the high figures of a few years ago. PAGE FOUR Railroad Situation. Telephone 27 PURE RICH MILK Dealers in It is therefore imperative upon the managements of those railways depending upon earnings to meet operating costs, interest and other charges that all possible measures of economy in operation shall con- tinue in force. But when this is accomplished the problem for Canada is far from solved. Must Reduce Taxes. “All that is true of the railways is true in some respect of most other public facilities, and such progress as has been made over the past year along the line of effecting economies in adminisâ€" tration of public affairs has been helpful, but has served mostly to point the way to larger and more fundamental re - arrangements looking towards an easing of the great load of national debt, and a reduction of taxation the extent of which has come to assume ominous proportions. There is no need for further stressing the inescapable necessity for such ac- tion. I do not believe that any thinking Canadian viewing nation- al affairs without prejudice, will deny that the drain upon public and individual wealth consequent upon the general railway situa- tion continues to over-shadow all other problems, and it is by far the most important difficulty that has to be surmounted before the way to pr0sperity lies open before us. The Remedy. In order to clarify the situation early in the year, I outlined in twc public addresses what I believed to be the only possible solution for that problem. In effect, I proposed that the people of Can- ada as owners of the Canadian Na. tional Railway should enter into a partnership arrangement with the shareholders of the Canadian Pacific, and that the resulting or- ganization should be operated by the privately owned concern, thus relieving railroad management in this country from the too-well proven evils of political influences and at the same time removing from the path of our greatly har- rassed political leaders the em- barrassments that must ever ac- company responsibility for rail- way operation. My proposals at that time met with a volume of approval and support such as, frankly. I had not anticipated, and I found even in places where it was least to be expected that they ,received a serious consideration that showed how widespread was the conviction that this problem had to be settled in some satisfacâ€" tory and permanent manner. Nothing that has since happened has tended to change my convic- tion that in these proposals lies the only sound ultimate solution of the difficulty. I can think of nothing short of this that may be attempted that will offer ade- quate relief from an economic drain that has in it all the possi- bilities of national disaster. I have reason to believe, also. that ‘I share this conviction with a large and increasius number of 3citizeus who are giving [h0u"'ht to ithe state of meal economic peril in ‘Which we stand.” At Harborme churchyard, near Bir- mingham: “This turf has drunk a widow’s tear Three of her husbands slumber here." ‘ John Clews aged 27 John Dean aged 62 Peter Parke aged 65 The one tear for three husbands iwas hardly enough one would think. At St. Phillip’s Church yard in the city of Birmingham is a. splendid monument to Col. Burnaby, of Egypt- ian fame, and near it a tiny grave with the inscription on the stone: Narmeta Stacker Aged 39 ’years The smallest woman in the Kingdom Height 33 inches Died 1787 Possessing every accomplishment. Col. Burnaby one of the strongest of men and this mite sleeping- ’ side by side An inscription on a tomb at Ashton near Birmingham, England, which John Dowler, Blacksmith Died Dec. 6th, 1787 Aged 42 years “My sledge hammer lies declined, My bellows, too have lost their wind My fires extinct; my forge decayed And in the dust my vice is laid My coal is spent, my iron’s gone My nails are drove, my work’s done.” HUMOR IN THE CEMETERY Some quaint and amusing epitaphs, inscriptions and tributes, picked up in many instances and copied by com- piler of these curious tributes, histor- ical references and inscriptions. In the same churchyard an inscrip- tion reads: Sally wife of John Cotterell Died 1780 aged 26 years also Nancy his second wife died 1787 age 27 years “0 cruell death so soon to end, Two faithful Wives and sincere friends Death takes the good too good on Earth to stay And leaves the bad too bad to take On a coroner who too his own life: He lived and died By suicide. away.” The perfls of eafing and drhfldng are set forth in Cheltenham church- yard: Eliza sorrowing rears this marble slab To her dear John, who died of eating crab. More sinned against than sinning, we must imagine, was one whose early death inspired so njuch grief and poetical fervor: “She was not smart, she was not fair, But hearts with grief for her are swellin’ All empty stands her little chair, She died of eating Water melon.” Another: Here lies I and my two daughters, Killed by drinking Chel‘oenham Brief monumental inscriptions are after all the most eloquent. What can exceed that of Sir Christopher Wren in Saint Paul’s: “Lector, si monumentum, circum- spice." Turning again to an inscription that evokes a smile, what can be bet- ter than this? waters. If we had stuck to Epsom Salts We wouldn’t be Tying in these here vaults. It will be seen by the above that the general tendency to break forth into rhyme under stress of great emotion and attempt something that Nature never intended them to do. But perhaps the most astonishing and most ingenious attempt was made by a friend of “John Bunn.” “Here lies John Bunn Who was killed by a gun His name was not Bunn but his real name was Wood, But Wood would not; rhyme with gun so I thought ’Bunn would. Lindley Murray and succeeding grammarians are set at defiance as condition requires: “Beneath this stone our deare child who’s gone from WE Forever more into eternity. When we do hope, that we shall go to HE But him can never come back to WE. Or in the couplet: Cheerful in death I close my eyes ‘ Into thy arms my\ God I flies. Occasionally the most contradictory statements are made. At Norfolk for instance: Underneath this soil lies John Round He was lost at sea and never was found. Or in South Wales: Here lies the bodies of three Children dear, Two at Llanwoo, One here. Even the dead are made to bear false witness: Here lies Father and Mother and sister and I We all died within the space of one short year They all be buried at; Wimble except I And I be buried here. From Ireland comes this delightful example: Sometimes the opportunity to say what he thinks is too tempting to a bereaved husband: This spot is the sweetest I’ve seen in Here lies John Higley Whose father and mother were drowned In their passage from America Had they both lived, they would have been buried here. my life For it raises my flowers and covers my wife. or this: Here lies my wife, a sad slattern and shrew If I said I regretted her I would lie What sentiment prevailed, one wonders, in the author of following: Beneath this stone our baby lays; He neither cries or hollers. He lived just twentyâ€"one days And cost us forty dollars. At Northampton, England, may be read: In memory of John Smith, who met Wierlent death near this spot 18 hundred and 40 too. He was shot by his own pistill! It was not one of the new kind but a old fashioned} brass barrel and of such is the Kingdom of Heaven. On a painter: “Here he’s a finished artist.” On an angler: “He hooked it.” And on an author: “Finis.” Epitaph on a. photographer: “Taken from Life.” Here lies the Corpse of Susan Lee Who died of Heart.er Pain Because she Loved a Faithless He Who loved her not again OYSTER SUPPER An Oyster Supper will be served by the W.A. of the Presbyterian Church Wednesday evening, Feb. 7th. Watch for further announcement. St. Valentine’s Dance at Maple Community Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 14th. Les Simth’s orchestra, Ernie Evans floor manager. Olde Tyme and modem dancing. Prizes given to every twentieth person entering the hall. Admission 25 cents. Under auspices Community Hall executive. BIRTH PARIS-In Richmond Hill on Sunâ€" day, Jan. 28th, to Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Paris, Yonge Street, a daughter. Make your Canadian dollars have more cents. Bum Rosed‘ale coal. In the “class one” “Alberta’s best." At the lowest price in history. $11.50 by the' ton. Phone 10 I. D. RAMER & SON REEDâ€"On Thursday, Feb. 1st, to Mrs. Percy Reed, Richvale, a daugh- ter. One of the largest J.W.I. meetings of the year was held Thursday, Jan. 18th, at the home of Mrs. Geo. Pad'g'et The roll call “Bright Sayings of Children" brought manry amusinig ans- wers. A report of the relief work done was given by Miss Jessie Thomp son, and further plans made for sup- plying bedding and clothing. The District President, Mrs. Mason of Markham, was present and read a paper. Community singing was led by Mrs. Padget, and- a “Flower Con- test” was held. Lunch was served by the hostesses, Mrs. Padget, Mrs. Chas Hooper, Cora Hooper, Rosezena Hord and Mrs. Curtis. The next meeting will take the_form of a social evening and will be held at the home of Miss Cora H00per. Mrs. G. F. Kelly spent a. few days in Toronto, the guest of Mrs. Wm. and Miss Edith Hord. The “Lame Duck” session of the Ontario Legislature opened on Wed- nesday. The action of the present Ontario administration in extending the life of their own terms of office from four to five years Without con- sulting the people who elected them is unprecedented in the history of Canada. The “Lame Duck" session is con- victing evidence of the fact that the Henry administration is afraid to go to the people with its record. The acclamation of a Liberal in East Kent, a riding formerly held by a government supporter is further evidence of the embarrassing situation in which the administration finds itself. At a time when Ontario needs vig- orous, courageous leadership the peo- ple have inflicted upon them 3, Lame Duck session of the legislature, by an administration which admits it has lost the confidence of the people but which clings of office by any means available. Premier Henry has intimated that it is the intention of his government to provide for a more free distri- bution of beer. This is likely to mean the introduction of Beer Parlors in and whether or not the former local option areas are to be recognized he has not stated. However, it has been rumored that the sale will be general with no restrictions as to former dry areas. For the first time for some years past there are 53 Sundays this year instead of 52 Sundays. That means that those who give regularly through church envelopes will be making an extra contribution, while ministers and choir leaders will have two more services to prepare than they did in 1932. The condition of 53 Sundays only occurs (leap years ex- cepted) in years when New Years’ day falls on a Sunday. PREFERS LIVE BIRDS TO DEAD SPECIMENS Jack Miner in 1904 saw that the Game Warden system wasn’t going to protect the birds from extermi- nation because a game ward'en couldn’t be like Sanrta Claus and be all over at once, so he conceived the idea of creating sanctuaries where no Shoot- ing or molesting of birds: is allowed and where the birds are fed in these safety places. according to the Natur- al Reset rem {apartment of the Cana~ dian National Railways. The bird sanctuaries have proven so effective that every province in Canada and every state across the border has adopted the system. Jack Miner says “Isn’t it far more sane to create sanctuaries and protect birds alive than to build museums to preserve dead specimens.” General News and Views LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY lst, 1934 BUTTONVILLE DANCE AT MAPLE BIRTH CHEVROLET COACH, 1929, good condition, reliable and economical, good tires, price reasonable. Cash or terms. Apply phone Richmond Hill 241. DANIELS INCUBATOR, hot water, nearly new, 250 egg size, cheap. Har- ry Woods, Elgin Mills, Onrt. TURKEYS, selected breeding birds, toms from $5.00 S. C. Sniveley, phone Richmond Hill 2r6, P. 0. Aurora. QUANTITY OF SASH with glass suitable for hen house purposes. Ap ply Liberal Office, Richmond Hill, Ontario. CUTTER, apply to C. H. Hamilton, R. R. Richmond Hill, phone Richmond YOU’LL BE AMAZEDâ€"â€"Use Cress Corn Salve. For sale at Austin’s Drug Store. SOW AND EIGHT PIGS about five weeks old. Apply George McNair, Jefferson, Ont. UPRIGHT PIANO and bench, in first class condition, rocking chair, feather pillows. Edith E. Leusby, Thornhill, phone 91-W. Hill 461'21. Also a cutter at the home of Mr. Wm. Clement, Mill St., Richmond Hill. SIX ROOM house at Elgin Mills. Ap- ply J. H, Naughton. IN THE ESTATE OF IDA C. SPINK All persons! having claims against the estate of Ida C. Spink, late of the Township of North York in the Coun- ty of York, deceased, who died on or about the 6th day of January 1934, are hereby notified to send in to the undersigned Executor On or before the lst day of March 1934, full par- ticulars of their claims. Immediately after the said lst day of March 1934, the assets of the testath will be distributed amongst the parties en- rtitled thereto, having regard only to claims of which the Executor shall then have notice. Dated at Toronto this 29th day of January 1934. Sir Wm. Mulock Warns Against Creation of Special Bodies Trenchant appeal to members of the Bar in Canada and “to all other patriotic citizens” to prevent legis- lation which is threatening to over- throw the rule of law in Canada by establishment of commissions and boards vested with autocratic powers is voiced by Sir William Mulock, Chief Justice of Ontario. SAFETY THREATENED Unhesitantly declaring that “the national safety is in danger,” Sir William, speaking at the banquet staged by the Ontario branch of the Canadian Bar Association to honor his 90th birthday, declared! that “for long years legislatures have encroach ed ,upon many of the people’s most sacred rights, deprived them of the protection of the courts of justice and conferred upon commissions», public Officers and othei; irresponsible bodies the power of arbitrarily de- termining the people’s rights.” Many of such boards, the Chief Justice said, were not bound by their previous decisions, were composed of persons with no knowledge and train- ing in law and the administration of justice, were free to put their own interpretation on commOn and statute law and free to revive the Star Cham ber’ method of conducting their pro- ceedings behind closed doors, giving no reason for their decisions: the wronged suitor being left without redress.” The Regular February meeting of the Vaughan Township Council will be held in the Township _ Hall, Vellore WILLIAM J. SMITHER (Executor) by Smith, Rae, Greer «5n Cartwright, 371 Bay Street, Toronto, his solicitors herein. Notice to Creditors Vaughan Council Monday, Feb. 5th J. B. McLEAN, Clerk Dated at Maple, Jan. 3lst, 1934 "THIS IS THE DAY OF ADVERTISING-"MAKE THE MOST OF H" RATESâ€"~Five lines or less, 25 cents for first it sertion and 15 cents for each subsequent insertion. Over 5 lines 5 cents per line extra each insertion. IF CHARGED '7 CENTS PER LINE. Classified AdVS. FOR SALE TO RENT 11 a. m. for the transaction of General Business BY COMMISSIONS WHEAT or any kind of grain. White- vale Flour Mills, telephone Markham 5502. PRUNING of fruit trees by ex- perienced man. Apply A. E. Jones, Elgin Mills, Ontario, phone Richmond Hill 1021‘22. RAT TERRIER, white and‘ black, SMALL BEAGLE HOUND, male, black and white body with tan head, heavy collar. Reward. Telephone Unionville 3008. strayed or stolen from the property of Norman Homer, Headford, on or about Friday, Jan. 26th. Any infor- mation will be gratefully received. Norman Homer, Headford, R. R. No. 2, Gormley. Used Cars 1932 V-8 FORD TUDORâ€"Looks like Newâ€"A Real Buy. 1932 CHEVROLET DeLUXE COACH Six Wheels and Tires-â€"Small Mileage 1932 FORD V-8 SPORT COUPEâ€" Rumble Seat, Small Mileage Hot Water Heater 1932â€"4 CYLINDER FORD TUDOR A Good Car 1931 CHEVROLET ROADSTER 1930 FORD TUDOR 1929 FORD TUDORâ€"In Excellent Condition. 1928 FORD LIGHT DELIVERYâ€" All Ford cars‘ guaranteed for 30 (kn and prices include 1934 Licenses Little Brothers Ford Sales & Service RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO Wanted Why put faith in written treaties? You can’t change dishonor to honor by adding ink. It must be a great consolation to cabinet members to know their health will improve when they resign. MISCELLANEOUS Closed Cabâ€"Large Box Anyone having field stone suitable for breaking to use for road building purposes and to be delivered east and West of concession 6, Mark- ham, are asked to communi- cate with the relief commit- tee. For full particulars ap- ply in writing to WILLIAM CHAMPION, Unionville, Secretary Relief Committee $325.00 450.00 LINDER FORI $550.00 WANTED $525.00 $150.00 $250.00 $550.00 $175.00 LOST